Green activists at a discussion recently stressed collecting local scientific evidence relating to climate change impacts for better negotiation with the developed countries to get climate fund and other assistance.
They also urged the government to redouble efforts to include migration and human mobility in climate change discussion at all platforms.
The Bangladesh Parliamentary Caucus on Migration and Development, International Organization for Migration in Bangladesh and WARBE Development Foundation organized the discussion titled ‘Pre-COP27 National Consultations on Climate and Human Mobility in Bangladesh’ at the Parliament Members’ Club in the city.
The caucus chairperson, Shameem Haider Patwary, said that climate and migration were inter-linked as climate change had been leading to migration but there was no scientific evidence of it.
‘We don’t have scientific evidence of climate change impacts on our country. We should start advanced research to come up with findings so we can negotiate for climate fund based on evidence,’ he added.
According to the speakers, climate change and its impact were major drivers for both internal and international migration and displacement in Bangladesh.
